The JADE thread!
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Thanks Claire! It's cool to see your snske ring too. And inspiring to see the finished product of your idea - you have a wonderful and discerning focus when it comes to your jade desires and designs!
What an amazing ring! I love that you wear it on your index finger.
I like your blue bangle too
it's more blue than most of the blue green jade I've seen.
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Crosso, what a beautiful compliment, thank you. I can whole heartily say that about you also! Your projects have been wonderful to see and have been very inspiring to me!
Jademommy, thanks I wasn't expecting it to be quite so massive, but because it is, it's forced me to get used to wearing on my index finger.
Jademommy, thanks
I wasn't expecting it to be quite so massive, but because it is, it's forced me to get used to wearing on my index finger.
Claire what is the width of your blue bangle? I'm wondering because the greenish blue/ brown bangle I was looking at is about 18mm wide and yours looks to be about that too. Also is yours blue all around? It's beautiful!
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Jademommy, thanks! it's about 20mm...this bangle is blue-ish all around with one small cloud of reddish that floats above the blue, if that makes sense. ( you can see part of the cloud in the picture. It looks like a darker spot.) It's got lavender clouds in it, mixed with some slight greenish, and together they make a blue color. When one sees it, the impression is of a blue bangle, but when I look into it, it's got lots of color changes. Hope this gives a good idea of how it looks. What makes the colors glow out and bleed into s bluish range is that it's very translucent, with a broken Ice texture.
I truly love the width of the blueish one you are thinking about. It's a very versatile and strong look. I think it would be a lovely size on you.
I truly love the width of the blueish one you are thinking about. It's a very versatile and strong look. I think it would be a lovely size on you.
Crosso, is your maw sit sit bangle opaque or semi-translucent? There aren't that many seller selling maw sit sit bangles. I felt in love with one but it was too big.
OMG!! I have been cursing all day because I was watching this and missed it too!!! I so feel your pain.
Crosso, I was wondering this too because your Maw sit sit looks traslucent in areas...and I've never seen that before in Maw sit sit. It's beautiful!
It doesn't surprise me that it's getting harder to find bangles of maw sit sit. It's rare, and only found in one small location in Burma. I believe it's quite a bit rarer then jadeite, with no new sources. The only reason the prices have been reasonable is that the Jade market has been slow to accept it. But it's a close relative of Jade, and totally amazing!
It doesn't surprise me that it's getting harder to find bangles of maw sit sit. It's rare, and only found in one small location in Burma. I believe it's quite a bit rarer then jadeite, with no new sources. The only reason the prices have been reasonable is that the Jade market has been slow to accept it. But it's a close relative of Jade, and totally amazing!
I have the same characters in a jade pendant I wear and Jade4me told me it means "Blessing".
Last year I remember a few ladies bought jade love knotts and were looking for designs. I saw this and though of those days. Never thought they would make such a pretty ring!
I do "eBay snipe" sometimes. There are sites that you can use to schedule to bid 5 or 7 seconds before the auction ends. You put your maximum like in a regular eBay bid so you could still lose but chances are much lower.
Zipcount and Claire, my maw sit sit is quite opaque. It might have a bit of translucency with bright light behind it, but generally does not. But what it lacks in translucency, the color and interesting pattern make for in my eyes. And I don't know if it was the artisan or the stone itself, but mine does not have as fine a polish as my jadeite bangles. Maw sit sit is an agglomorate stone, so maybe it just can't take as high a polish or maybe it's just mine. Here's another throwback pic in daylight, but not bright sun
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Last year I remember a few ladies bought jade love knotts and were looking for designs. I saw this and though of those days. Never thought they would make such a pretty ring!
That's a lovely design, I never thought of these in a ring with the vertical orientation before!
Crosso, that's the picture I always remember!! Thanks for describing it. The grain has always been bigger in the maw sit sit that I've seen, from that of many jades, but it's part of the charm and fab color distribution. Maybe the agglomerate crystals just don't get as micro as the agglomerate crystals in jadeite.. Regardless, it's beautiful.
Hi Tea😃! Sorry you went through that disappointment today too! Love the ring example you posted.
Hi Tea😃! Sorry you went through that disappointment today too! Love the ring example you posted.